Corn cutter and dropper



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J. STEWART, J1 001m GUTTER AND DROPPER.

No, 528,041. Patented Oct. 23, 1894..

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J. STEWART, Jr. CORN CUTTER AND DROPPER.

No. 528,041. r Patented Oct. 23,1894.

JOH N STEWART, JR, OF LITOHFIELD, NEBRASK A.

CORN CUTTER AND DROPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,041, dated October 23, 1894. Application filed May 1, 1894. Serial No. 509,695- (No model.)

ing drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in corn cutters and droppers.

The improvement consists in the provision part of this of a slotted guard and stay secured to the tilting platform the slotted portion slidingly held to the upright supporting the reel.

The invention consistsfurther in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of the parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

I clearly illustrate my invention in the ac companying drawings, which with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this specification, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, andin which drawingsr,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my corn cutter and dropper. Fig. 2, is a detail view of the mechanism for puttinginto and out of gear the cutting knives and the operation of the reel. Fig. 3, is a detailview of theguard and stay to the tilting platform.

Reference now being had tothe details of the drawings by letter, A represents the main frame work which supports the harvester.

To the main horizontal parallel beams on a, is journaled a shaft a carrying the main driving wheel 13, which has a cogged wheel B fixedly held thereto. On a shaft d journaled to the beams at a and b, is a pinion C sliding on said shaft provided with a grooved collar whereby the pinion may be thrown into and out of gear with the -c0gged Wheel held to the main driving wheels.

D is a beveled gear wheel keyed to the the sprocket wheel and pinion.

shaft d, which carries the pinion C, and the said beveled wheel meshes with the geared wheel D, also beveled, and the shaft on which the wheel D is keyed, is journaled in the cross beams E and E, and is designed to operate the cutting knives, not shown, which may be of any well known construction.

Supported in suitable bearings at the upper ends of the upright beams G, H, is the wheel shaft G, with reel H.

I is a sprocket wheel journaled on the shaft G, which is connected with chain 1 to the sprocket wheel K,on the maindriving shaft, and by means of a clutch mechanism this wheel K maybe thrown into or out of gear with the said main driving shaft.

For simultaneously operating the clutch mechanism for throwing into or out of gear the wheel communicating motion to the reel shaft,and the wheel turning the cutting mechanism, I provide the horizontal lever L, pivoted at one end at L, its other end having a link M with lever connection N, which lever is pivoted to a beam at n. i

To the under side of the horizontal lever L, are seated the depending arms 0, 0, adapted to engage, each with the flanges of This lever for controlling the geared apparatus, extends up within easy reach of the operator or driver of the harvester.

Pivoted to the upright beam H is the lever P, having pivotal connection with the arm P connected to the cross beam Q, secured to the shafts R which are pivoted to the main frame at r, r, and on the upright beam H is the notched segment into the serrations of which a lug 19, carried by the lever P is adapted to engage to regulate the height of the cutter bar when the free ends of the shafts are held in a stationary position.

To the side beam S, is pivoted the tilting platform S for dropping the corn to the ground, by means of the hand lever S connected by means of the rod T with the projection T of the shaft carrying the platform.

T is a bar secured to the under side of the platform, and is adapted to fit into a recess 15,

in the frame of the harvester. To the pro- The saidlng is designed to work in the slot to vided with a cross-bar T adapted to engage thus serving to guide the platform, and the in said recess, andaslotted guide Uconnected said slotted member serving also to prevent to the end of the said cross-bar, for prevent- [5 stalks of corn from dropping behind the plating the corn from falling against the driving 5 form when the same is tilted. wheel when the platform is in a horizontal The side beain ounderneath the platform position, substantially as described. has a supporting wheel w. I In testimony whereof I affix my signature in Having thus described my invention, what presence of two witnesses.

I l l I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Let- JOHN STEWART, JR. IO ters Patent, is- Witnesses:

The combination with the main frame work ENOOH w. eowm, having a recess t, of a tilting board S proi JOHN MINSHALL. 

